Contract Specification of Chana Name of Commodity Ticker symbol Basis centre Unit of trading Delivery Type Delivery unit Price quotation Tick size Chana CHANA Desi Chana, Ex-Warehouse Delhi (inclusive of all Taxes and Levies) 10 MT Compulsory 10 MT Rs. per quintal (100 kgs) 50 paisa The material should be free of Mathara and Khesari and live infestation Kantawalla Desi Chana Chana Quality specification Foreign Matter (Other than Varietal admixture) Green (Cotyledon colour), Immature, Shrunken, Shriveled Seeds 1% basis 1% basis 3% basis 3% basis Brokens, Splits 2% basis 3% basis Damaged and Weeviled 3% basis (weeviled 2% max) 3% basis (weeviled 2% max) Moisture 10% basis 10% basis Varietal admixture 3% Max 3% Max
Foreign Matter Desi Chana Upto 1 % no discount Above 1% and upto 2 % discount of 1:1 Above 2% reject Kantawalla Chana Upto 1 % no discount Above 1% and upto 2 % discount of 1:1 Above 2% reject Green (Cotyledon colour), Immature, Shrunken, Shriveled Seeds Above 3% and upto 4 Above 4% reject Above 3% and upto 4 % discount of 2:1 Above 4% reject Quality premium / discount Brokens, Splits Upto 2 % no discount Above 2% and upto 3 Above 3% reject Above 3% and upto 5 % discount of 2:1 Above 5% reject Damaged and Weeviled Seeds Above 3% and upto 10 (weeviled upto 2% max accepted, if above 2% entire lot will be rejected) Above 10% reject Above 3% and upto 10 (weeviled upto 2% max accepted, if above 2% entire lot will be rejected) Above 10% reject Moisture Upto 10 % no discount Above 10% and upto 12 % discount of 1:1 Above 12% reject Upto 10 % accepted Above 10% and upto 12 % discount of 1:1 Above 12% reject Quantity Variation +/- 5 % Delivery Method Demat Delivery Seller will deliver the goods through Exchange Accredited Warehouse. Goods will have to pass through the Quality Certification process during inbound delivery. Quality certification of Goods will be done by Exchange authorized assayer. Buyer will receive the goods from the Exchange Accredited Warehouse.
Delivery Centre Delhi Only Desi Chana to be delivered at Delhi (Delivery will be accepted in Exchange accredited warehouse located within 50 km radius from the municipal limits) Additional centre delivery Indore and Bikaner Only Kantawalla Chana to be delivered at Indore Only Desi Chana to be delivered at Bikaner (Delivery will be accepted in Exchange accredited warehouse located within 50 km radius from the municipal limits. This limit can be extended up to 100 km from the municipal limits depending on the feasibility and requirements) Location Premium/Discount Trading Hours Contract Expiry Date Opening of Contract Daily Price Limit Premium and discount for different locations shall be announced by the Exchange before launch of contract. Monday to Friday: 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. 20 th day of the delivery month. If 20 th happens to be a holiday, a Saturday or a Sunday then the Expiry date shall be the immediately preceding trading day of the Exchange, which is not a Saturday. New contracts will be available for trading from 11 th day of the month as per the launch calendar. If the 11 th day happens to be a non-trading day, new contracts would open on next trading day. Daily price fluctuation limit is (+/-) 3%. If the trade hits the prescribed daily price limit there will be a cooling off period for 15 minutes. Trade will be allowed during this cooling off period within the price band. Thereafter the price band would be raised by (+/-) 1%. If the price hits the revised price band (4%) again during the day, trade will only be allowed within the revised price band. No trade / order shall be permitted during the day beyond the revised limit of (+ / -) 4%. Position Limits Member level: 150,000 MT or 20 % of total market wide open interest, whichever is higher Client level: 15,000 or MT 5 % of total market wide open interest, whichever is higher The above limits shall not apply to bonafide hedgers. For bonafide hedgers the Exchange will decide the limits on a case-to-case basis.
Near month limits (1 st day of the month in which the respective contract is due to expire). If 1 st day happens to be a Sunday or holiday at the exchange, the near month limits would start from the next working day. Member level: 75,000 MT or 20% of total near month market wide open interest, whichever is higher Client level: 7,500 MT Or 5 % of total near month market wide open interest, whichever is higher. Maximum Order Size Final Settlement Price (FSP) Minimum Initial Margin Special Margin Additional Margin Regulatory Margin 500 MT (50 Lots) The Exchange shall adopt the following methodology for arriving at the Final Settlement Price. The Final Settlement Price (FSP) shall be arrived at by taking the simple average of the last three trading days polled spot price, viz. E-0 (expiry day), E-1, E-2. In the event of the spot prices of any of the E-1 and E-2 is not available, the spot prices of E-3 would be used for arriving at the average. In case the spot prices are not available for both E-1, and E-2, then the average of E-0 and E-3 (two days) would be taken. If all the three days prices, viz., E-1, E-2 and E-3 are not available, then only one day s price, viz., E-0, will be taken as the FSP. 5% When there is excess volatility, Exchange may impose special margin of appropriate percentage, as deemed fit and proper on either long or short side in respect of all outstanding positions. This margin will remain till such excess volatility persists, after which the same will be relaxed. The Exchange may impose additional margins on both long and short side at such other percentage, as deemed fit. Removal of such Margins will be at the discretion of the Exchange In addition to the above margins, the Regulator may impose additional margins on long and/or short side at such other percentage as deemed fit. Removal of such Margins will be at the discretion of the Regulator.
Tolerance Limit in Chana Desi Chana Commodity Specifications Basis Deliverable Range Desi Chana Moisture 10% Basis From 10% to 12% accepted at 1:1 discount - Foreign Matter 1% Basis From 1% to 2% accepted at 1:1 discount Green, Immature, From 3% to 4% accepted 3% Shrunken, Shriveled Seeds Brokens, Splits 2% From 2% to 3% accepted +/-0.25% Damaged and Weeviled 3% (weeviled From 3% to 10% accepted 2% max) at 2:1discount Varietal admixture 3% Max +/-0.25% Max Tolerance (for all 1.25% characteristics) Tolerance Limit in Chana Kantawala Chana Permissible Tolerance +/-0.75% (+/- 0.5 % weeviled) Commodity Specifications Basis Deliverable Range Permissible Tolerance Kantawalla Chana Moisture 10% Basis From 10% to 12% accepted at 1:1 discount - Foreign Matter 1% Basis From 1% to 2% accepted at 1:1 discount Green, Immature, From 3% to 4% accepted 3% Shrunken, Shriveled Seeds Brokens, Splits 3% From 3% to 5% accepted +/-0.25% Damaged and Weeviled 3% (weeviled From 3% to 10% accepted +/-0.75% (+/- 2% max) 0.5 % weeviled) Varietal admixture 3% Max +/-0.25% Max Tolerance (for all characteristics) 1.25% Note: Tolerance limit is applicable only for outbound deliveries. Variation in quality parameters within the prescribed tolerance limit as above will be treated as good delivery when members / clients lift the materials from warehouse. These permissible variations shall be based on the parameters found as per the immediate preceding test certificate given by exchange approved assayer.
Launch Calendar Chana Contract Launch Month September October November December January February March April May June July August Contract Expiry Month January February April May June July No Launch August September October November December